The Culture Swally

Episode 40 - The Nuclear Family (1982)

We’re going to party like it’s 1999 on this episode of The Swally as we look at the 1982 Play For Tomorrow ‘The Nuclear Family’. Starring Jimmy Logan, Ann-Scott Jones and Gerard Kelly, it tells the tale of a family living in a dystopian future, where teenagers do all the work and earn all the money. When the family decide to go on a ‘working’ holiday, they get more than they bargained for.
 
In the news we find out what happens when you put your shopping in the wrong car, discover a maize based snack resembling a Scottish institution, meet a couple who got more than they bargained for after a Hogmanay kiss and ponder why Tina Turner isn’t allowed to attend a Scottish wedding.
 
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Episode 39 - Best of the News 2021 (2021)

Happy New Year everyone! We are having an extra week off on The Swally, so we thought we’d put out that cheap, annoying clip show they used to do in The Golden Girls and Friends.
 
We look back at some of our favourite stories from 2021, including milk thieves in Dalkeith, acting tips from Sean Connery, a man desperate to be let into a house, a cigarette smuggler and Scotland’s newest superhero.
 
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Episode 38 - Two Doors Down (2013)

Happy New Year from both of us at The Swally! We have a Hogmanay treat for you all as we discuss the 2013 pilot of ‘Two Doors Down’. Initially meant to be a one off, the show proved to be so popular it’s currently in its fifth series in the BBC. The show tells the story of Beth and Eric as they host a Hogmanay party for their neighbours, with hilarious consequences.
 
In the news we take a look at the 2022 Top Pie Awards, meet a gentleman who is at the end of his Wick, visit a pub with a slightly unusual name and get some customer service tips from a tattoo parlour.
 
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Episode 37 - The Krankies Christmas Club (1983)

Merry Christmas from The Swally boys, as we have a look at something festive on this episode. We are going back to 1983 when we were both just small boys to talk about one of our favourite small boys growing up. Yes, it’s time for The Krankies as we review their 1983 Christmas special ‘Christmas with The Krankies!’.
 
If you haven’t seen The Krankies, then you can find the link to this wonderful festive treat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHKZxmdGPeE
 
In the news we meet a prisoner who is desperate to order from ‘The Book of Dreams’, discuss our Christmas traditions, meet a gutted man who has lost his bagpipes and tell some Scottish Christmas cracker jokes.
 
Oh and if all that isn’t enough, we have a Shang-a-Lang update!
 
Old versions of ‘The Book of Dreams’ can be found here: https://retromash.com/argos/
 
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Episode 36 - Guilt (Series One) (2019)

We’re feeling guilty on The Swally this week as we look at the first series of Neil Forsyth’s wonderful thriller series ‘Guilt’. Centred around two brothers, played by Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives, it tells the tale of two brothers involved in a hit and run and the implications of their decision on what to do next. Please note, as this is pretty recent, we do spoil it, so if you haven't watched it yet, please watch it before you listen! 
 
In other news we ponder on crying in the cinema and playing 7 a side football and discuss a man with an unusual way of selecting his sweets at the cinema. We also discover some of the stranger things left in a nightclub in Glasgow and find out what some ‘odd folks’ have been getting up to in Ayr.
 
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Episode 35 - The Crow Road (1996)

We’re going away The Crow Road on this episode as we discuss the 1996 four-part BBC series based on the book by legendary author Iain Banks. With an all-star Scottish cast including Joseph McFadden, Bill Patterson, Dougray Scott and Peter Capaldi it tells the tale of young student Prentice McHoan who becomes obsessed with solving the disappearance of his uncle Rory eight years previously. Along the way he must cope with estrangement from his father, unrequited love and sibling rivalry.
 
We also manage to piss off Electronic Arts, meet an Edinburgh man desperate for a sausage roll to go with his cauliflower, discuss the Rat Queen of Govan and remark on a genius way to get out of a breathalyser test.
 
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Episode 34 - Neds (2010)

On this episode it’s Non-Educated Delinquents aplenty as we discuss the wonderful 2010 coming-of-age drama ‘Neds’, directed and written by the amazing Peter Mullan. Starring Conor McCarron, John Joe Hay, Christopher Wallace, Gary Lewis and Mullan, it follows the story of young John McGill and his involvement in Glasgow’s youth culture in the 1970s.
 
In other news, we discuss illness and hot toddy’s, discover a bus driver who was a bit confused about the size of his bus, meet two young lads from Aberdeen who found a novel way to travel and also muse on misheard lyrics.  
 
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Episode 33 - Dog Soldiers (2002)

It’s a full moon on this episode of The Culture Swally as we discuss the 2002 film directed by Neil Marshall, ‘Dog Soldiers’. Starring Kevin McKidd and Sean Pertwee, it tells the tale of a routine military exercise which turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.
In the news, we meet a Posse in Dundee who call themselves the ‘Jute Jury and Executioners’, discover that a famous singer has been swindling women on dating sites and discuss a couple who broke into a water park for a go on the slides, which leads to some startling confessions!
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